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School cadets of Pharmacy opensROTC new UMKC complete site at Missouri State University leadership AT MSU CAMPUS training DEMOGRAPHICS “Share a Coke” tour makes it’s way to Kansas City HIRAL PATEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER
“It’s a popular event that has been traveling around the country, and we’re excited to The Coca-Cola Company’s have it here at UMKC,” said “Share a Coke” tour stopped at Randolph.“It [Share a Coke tour] the UMKC Student Union on is here for the enjoyment of our Thursday, Sept. 4. The event students,” was co-sponsored by the Union JANET SCHAAF While effectively promoting Programming Board. NEWS EDITOR the company through this This summer, The Coca- Cola campaign, The Coca- Cola Students interested Company kicked in off the its “Share Company also utilized social Coke” campaign. As a new UMKC aSchool of Pharmacy media. Not only did the company strategy, Coca-Cola programmarketing now have another choice target teenagers with common replaced its original logo withthe of destination. For dedicated names, they also started a 250diehard most popular names of urbanites, big campus hashtag trend: #ShareaCoke. Summer vacation is no picnic for these students American guys and gals teenagers. or decidedly The Coca- Cola Company uses The “Share a Coke” tour is outdoorsy JANET SCHAAF types, a niche can be a large amount of its profits for scheduled NEWS EDITOR found at UMKC. to make 500 stops water conservation. They have the United States, three UMKCaround recently partnered partners all around the world that of which are in Missouri. tour to graduate school after Some college students with Missouri State UniversityThegoing help conserve water resources, stopped at UMKC, Union Station bachelor’s have hectic full of to offer a summers third location for he finishes includinghis World Resources and the university of Central in May 2015. Ranger jobs, and family the internships Pharm.D. program. The degree Institute, WaterAid and World Missouri in Warrensburg. for Fund. an educational obligations. Then therewill arebe is applying Wildlife Springfield,Because Mo., campus UMKC’s student body from his active duty delay those who spend the entire One of Coca- Colas largest home tois30sopharmacy students diverse, most students’ obligation in order to go to Africa summer training to become projects is the Replenish as they complete thenot professional names are on the generic medical school. Ragland is not the next generation of Army Initiative. CocaCola has portion Cocaof theCola degree program. cans. The “Share a sure about making a career out leaders. promised six years and $30 Another Coke” School tour of Pharmacy offered site, a way for of the Army, but is keeping his Four UMKC Reserve million to this initiative to aid at the University Missouri their students toof customize clean water efforts in Africa. options open. Officers’ Training Corps cadets – Columbia, doors in Zero, own opened Coca- its Cola, Coke Since 2009, the Replenish Whatever their future Africa recently the Leader 2005. completed or Diet Coke cans. Attendees the community to help improve Initiative has reached career moves, the LDAC is800,000 Caring for patients in a high Development and to Assessment The were Caring for Missouri able customize a can for tech environment will be second health and wellness innow Springfield people who Each have access preparation. cadet Course inthemselves Fort Knox, Ky. as The as a cangood for athe Initiative, launched in well 2009, was nature for these students, who and surrounding towns in the to clean water. Coca-Cola has learned aspects of good training serves to partnership develop friend. were allowed the impetus forAttendees the will be trained in a similar southwest Missouri region.” successfully provided sanitation leadership during the training leadership evaluate continue cycling through the betweentoand UMKC and officer MSU. Although there is no for over 130,000people. The through challenges he faced. insituation. potential. the Army,” Klein said. “But Coca-Cola Governorline, Jaycreating Nixon multiple established company provide requirement to hopes do the so,tothe hope clean “All sites are connected virtually For Segall, gaining respect Cadets Michael Ranger, cans until the event ended. learning how to communicate Caring for Missouri to alleviate is thatwater for 2 million people andthrough to live synchronous students will establish Members of the “Share a Coke” of superiors was a challenge. Damion Segall and Stanton with people that you might the shortage of healthcare careersfind betterthe sanitation solutions video conferencing within state after handed out samples of hard for them to grasp not get along with technology. “It’s Ragland completed the LDAC or that workers team in also rural areas of graduation. for approximately 200,000 All of the in 30 Students interact with professors their products to students at the sometimes that you’re training this summer. Cadet see things differently than Missouri. The state of Missouri students people in theclaim future. and other students via classroom at MSU Missouri Student Union. control because it’s your show Patrick Klein finished the you do was a huge challenge provided a total of $40 million to hometowns, A portiontherefore of all Coca microphones, HD cameras and haveCola’s “[This event] is brought us byand they and only make minor training summer. 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their family. They have three children and enjoy living in the southeastern Missouri area. She plans to stay in the area after graduation. The new site has become a place that the students are proud of. “It was rewarding for me the first couple of days to see students take pictures of their classroom environment and give virtual tours to their family members or friends,” Gubbins said. “It reassured me that indeed those who had the vision and commitment to build the site and put program here got it all right.” It was definitely right for White. “I feel like UMKC and MSU have really focused on putting the students and their success as their first priority,” White said. “... with all the work we have to to anybody through music,” do while in the program for the Ranger said. next four years it will be nice This type of creative to be able to call this place my leadership earned Segall and second home.” Ranger top rankings at the end —jschaaf@unews.com of the training. Each finished
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There spent inaugural awareness, first aid, astactical as team leader and Last institution attended received $11,814,460 part of who Kendra White had been waiting and higher education are S t unot d eMSU n t s leader development and were more than 6000 cadets in motivating fellow cadets. was the initiative. major economic drivers of the for. wait in line to attendance. mission command. “The going gets tough in Associate Dean Paul Gubbins Springfield community and so “I have worked in pharmacy personalize “Here [at UMKC], we work certain ROTC cadets, those areof Missouri Hometown: situations,” he said. isFor excited about the beginning Coca-Cola for 15 years, and started seeking they are very proud and excited maybe 80 other cadets,” skills thatventure. they will It was not all work and no this new Thecarry initialinto class with cans in the going to pharmacy school when to have us here.” Ranger. “We have a joint play, their Army iscareers. will said however. Segall’s group Student Union of students having aThey “fantastic” will have the I found out that UMKC was Columbia: for 2 the “Share a [field training exercise] have a the minimum four-year FTXStudents held a moustache-growing start to year, he said. St. Louis: considering putting a satellite opportunity to train at top-rated Coke” event. 1 we interact with six contest. active “We duty are offobligation to a great after start,” where campus at MSU,” White said. “For hospitals. Mercy Hospital and PHOTOS BY college then a other schools, so we’ll see “We had a sign above our Gubbinsgraduation, said. “Thisandweek HIRAL PATEL & years I have stated to friends, Cox Health, both in Springfield, Marshfield: 1 the remaining four years of theof maybe several hundred people. tent called ‘LDACastache,’” and found that a leader doesn’t1 Houston: faculty member and a group UMKC family and co-workers that if are rated Health this byisIMS the firstas two timeof Segall total obligation can be carriedat But have to be in the spotlight all of said. “The people make students gave presentations there was a pharmacy school the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. Joplin: where you may be in charge out in active duty, National the time. 2Letting peers develop it fun ... that’s why I stay in the Springfield: 15 a local high school about the Both institutions have also been in my area I would jump on the of 1000 people, and you’re Guard or Army Reserve. Cadets into strong leaders in their military.” Strafford: 1 dangers of prescription drug ranked as “Most Wired” hospitals opportunity to go.” Nixa: 4 and coordinating for must for permanent own right makes everyone look Ranger learned that abuse. apply So I envision even more planning White said she would not have by movements the American Hospital Republic: 2 the of all those active duty assignments, which good. music can be a key to open opportunities for our students Association. asked her husband to uproot in the top five percent of his 1 are competitive. Learn more Ozark: about ROTC at as they train to provide service to people, so it’s definitely a big communication. challenge.” Klein knows that he wants to “You have zero electronics platoon and the top 10 percent www.goarmy.com/rotc. For Klein, the training was a at LDAC – you don’t have any of his regiment. be active duty. 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